Reported speech

Marie: John wants to sell his house!

Paul: Has he lost his marbles! (Going crazy) Why?

• Marie said John wants to sell his house.

• Marie said me John wanted to sell his house.

• Marie told me John wanted to sell his house.

• Marie told John wants to sell his house.

Boss: You have to hand in the report tomorrow

Me: Yes, Sir. I will

• My boss told I had to hand in the report tomorrow

• My boss said me I had to hand in the report the next before.

• My boss said I had to hand in the report the next day.

• My boss told me I have to hand in the report tomorrow.

My sister/brother: I called mom yesterday. She was worried about losing her job.

My father: Why? What happened?

[Two days after this conversation...]

• My sister/brother said he/she calls mom today.

• My sister/brother told me he/she had called mom the day before.

• My sister/brother said me he/she was called mom yesterday.

• My sister/brother told he/she called mom the day before.

Lilly: I will definitely travel to Spain next year

Morgan: Wow! Don't forget to buy fancy glasses for me.

• Lily said she will definitely travel to Spain next year.

• Lily told me she would definitely travel to Spain the next year.

• Lily said she would definitely travel to Spain the following year.

• Lily told she would definitely travel to spain the following year.

Colleagues: You've done a terrific job. Congratulations.

Me: Thanks, guys. It's nice to hear it from you.

• My colleagues told me I'd done a terrific job.

• My Colleagues said I did a terrific job.

• My colleagues told I've done a terrific job.

• My colleagues said me I'd done a terrific job.

Me: Did you argue with Sherry?

Nelide: No, I didn't. I just explained a few things to her.

• Nelide said she just explains a few things to her

• Nelide told she just explained a few things to her.

• Nelide said me she had just explain a few things to her.

• Nelide told me she had just explained a few things to her.

Me: What have you been doing the whole day?

Clarence: Not much. I've been chatting with Lisa in the morning.

• Clarence said he's been chatting with Lisa in the morning.

• Clarence told me he'd been chatting with Lisa that morning.

• Clarence told me he chatted with Lisa that morning.

• Clarence said he'd chatted with Lisa in the morning.

Me: What is she like?

Nathalie : Oh, she's nice, and she's quite interested in maths.

• Nathalie told me she's nice, and she was quite interested in maths

• Nathalie told me she was nice, and she used to be interested in maths.

• Nathalie said she's nice, and she's been interested in maths

• Nathalie said she was nice, and she was quite interested in maths.

How do you react when someone is gossiping about you?

When was the time you heard some juice gossip about a close friend/relative?